The Irish standard., 1887-12-31
CATHOLIC NEWS.
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

RELIGIOUS NOTES.
Within the last twelve months 3e4
Jews became Catholics in Vienna.
The Catholic parochial schools Of
New Jersey educate about 10000 of
States school population.
Cardinal Howard was stricken with
apoplexy on December II. He is a
relative of the Duke Of Norfolk.
Archbishop Ryan will assist next
month at the solemn canonization Of
the venerable De La Sale and others.
Bishop Gilmorr has dissolved the
Kent, OHIO, commandery of the Knights
of st. John, for ''holdlng dances.''
Says an exchange, builders of
churches should invent confesslonals
which would not be sweatboxes or re-
frigerators for priests.
The Holy Father has authorized Mgr.
Scalabrini, Bishop of Piacenza, to insti-
tute society to look after the spiritual
interests If italian emigrants i'll North
and South America.
A cable received at Hamilton, Ont.
the other day announced that Rt. Rev.
Bishop Carberry, of Hamilton, who was
on his way to take part in the Pope's
jubilee, had died Of heart disease at st.
Mary's priory, Cork, Ireland.
A despatch from Rene says the new
bishop of Detroit will be appointed
early in Jauuary. A commission Of
cardinals will be delegated by the pro-
paganda to select b,shop from three
ecc;eyiastics who have been nominated,
The New York Star says it has been
learned by the people Of Elizabethport,
N. j., that the Dominican sisters who
ha7e been conducting school there are
in almost starving condition, The pu-
pills were recently taken away by pa
roch,al school, thus cutting off their
revenue. Their plight was discovered
accidentally. Tie citizens are taking
steps to relieve them.
At a fair recently held for the benefit
OF the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows,
Chicago, the net proceeds were 81, 800
The Rev. Father O'Sullivan, Of St.
Philips Churcn, ia still confued to
Mercy Hospital, having mad relapse OF
his malady.
The Rev. Father Damen concluded
his mission in Indian Territory last
week.
Dominican Fathers Splinter, Rush
Brewer are giving missions in Dakota.
The Catholics OF Neenah, Wis, will
celebrate the Pope's Golden Jubilee on
January /.
The Sisters of the Holy Childhood,
have opened an academy III Sioux
Falls, Dakota.
The Bulletin, the organ of St. Vim
centde Paul conferences, reports pro-
greas Of wonderful extension for the
past year.
In Prussien Poland during the four
teen years OF the kulturkampf 200
priests died, aud until now there have
not been many requirements.
The abbot OF the monks OF Lerin.
near Cannes, in Southern France, is
bringing as q gift to the jubilee, q mag
niticently illuminated book containing
the Magniicst in $50 languages.
The Very Rev. DR.. zardetti, Vicar
General Of Dakota, recently dedicated
the new church as st. Otto, at Water
town, Oak, The building was lately
purchased from tho Methodists by the
Catholics.
Archbishop Eyre, Of Glasgow, Scot
land, is 70 years old. His family has
donated $4,000 towards the church
which has been built in Clifden, the
Hospital OF Connemara. In western Ire
land.
The Empress Regent of China sends,
with an address Of profound respect, a
large pecuniary contribution in aid OF
the celebration OF the jubilee of His
Holiness. An imperial official Of high
est distinction bears the gift.
1t is rumored that an Irish ecclesias-
tical dignitaty will be raised to the car
dinate shortly after the jnbilee, and the
name of Archbishop MacEvilly, is prom
inently mentioned in connection with
the proposed elevation.
The Pope wears magnificent dia-
mona ring sept him by the Sultan ot
Turkey. The bearer of this costly Gift
was the Patriarch of Armenia, who uss
the 6rst who had the honor o kissing